Tim Dowling

The only way our dog still resembles the puppy we bought is her insistence on annexing my side of the bed

We’re recording a charity Christmas song and I’m drowning in a sea of wrong notes. Luckily, a lifeboat is at hand

The behaviour of the two dogs, the cat and the tortoise isn’t making a particularly good impression on our visitors

Sitting at my kitchen table, waiting to be fed and watered, enjoying the pets, no housework. I wouldn’t mind being ill myself

The car park is full of ostentatious backer-inners making everyone else wait. What is wrong with these people?

An unusually damp venue poses my band a challenge: how to stay in tune. One instrument proves particularly vulnerable …

If you want your family to behave, make sure you invite friends, too – and other ways to ensure your group holiday doesn’t feel like you’re herding cats

Study finds that breaking up your exercise is more effective, but Tim Dowling remains to be convinced

My wife is enjoying herself but I am distraught. I’m not usually competitive, but quizzes do something to me

My wife insists an afternoon outing will help the dog calm down after busy hours of gnawing at our precious household items. Some chance